Self-positioning brassiere



1966 F. v. PULIAF'ICO SELF-POSITIONING BRASSIERE Filed Feb. 12. 1965 INVENTOR.

A TTOR/VE Y United States Patent York Filed Feb. 12, 1965, Ser. No.432,343 2 Claims. (Cl. 128483) The object of the present invention is toprovide a self-positioning brassiere, having the customary back bandsleading from the outer sides of the cups and provided with means forconnection, together with a special combination of elements forproviding a controlled pull from the shoulder straps to the .apex ofeach cup, rather than from both outer ends. In said combination, eachcup at its lower margin is bordered by a ribbon or tape, curved upwardlytowards an inner bordering ribbon or tape carried by the opposite cup,and which is looped around a triangular shoulder strap connectingmember. The shoulder strap passes through the triangle and engages thehorizontal bar thereof, whilst the ribbon or tape engages an inclinedbar of the triangle, the inclination extending transversely of thedesired pull of the shoulder straps upwardly. The pull of each shoulderstrap is upwardly from both the inner margin of a cup and thence alongthe lower margin of the opposite cup, and also from the apex of each cupalong its top outer margin and to the top of the adjacent back band.

The invention will be described with reference to the accompanyingdrawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view looking toward the front of thebrassiere, the shoulder straps being broken away;

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged section taken longitudinally on the line 22 ofFIG. 1;

FIGURE 3 is a view in elevation of the rectangular connecting elementemployed at the center of the brassiere between the cups;

FIGURE 4 is a view in elevation of the triangular connecting element forthe shoulder strap and the ribbons or tapes carried at the upper marginsof a cup.

Referring to the drawing, it will be seen that the cups indicated at 1,are connected to the back bands 2 as customary, these back bandscarrying any suitable connecting elements, preferably longitudinallyelastic, as indicated at 3. In the drawing the shoulder straps areindicated at 4.

Among the lower margin of each cup there is sea-med thereto a ribbon ora tape 5, which is inclined upwardly and which is looped around one barof a rectangular connecting element 6, and then stitched in positionupon itself. The said bar of the connecting element 6 lies transverselyof the tape or ribbon 5. Tape or ribbon is in line with a correspondingtape or ribbon 7 seamed to the inner margin of the opposite cup. Foreach cup tape or ribbon 7 is looped through a triangular connectingmember 9 which likewise receives a tape or ribbon 8 seamed to the upperand outer margin of the cup. In each case, the receiving bar of thetriangular member 9 lies transversely of the tape or ribbon which itreceives.

The triangular connecting member 9 is positioned with one of its bars innormal horizontal position. That bar receives the loop of one shoulderstrap. The vertical pull of that shoulder strap thus is translatedangularly to and longitudinally of the tapes or ribbons 7 and 8 of thecup.

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The back bands have a definite pull from the under arm, and thecentering front connecting member 6, which pull, of course forms aresistance to the pull of the shoulder strap on the apieces of the cups.Thus when the shoulder straps are pulled taut, the triangle connectingmembers will fall to the most comfortable position on the body, theirbeing a pull from the apex of each cup upwardly rather than from bothends. Round rings and standard shoulder strap buckles have been triedout in place of the triangular connecting member 7, and without thedesired result.

It will be understood that various modifications may be made in the formand arrangement of the elements constituting the embodiment illustratedin the drawing, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is as follows:

1. In a brassiere and in combination, a pair of cups and back bands forthe same, connecting means for the back bands, reinforcing tape-likemembers seamed to the lower and upper-inner margins of the cups andforming an X-shaped configuration bounding said cup margins, a tape likemember seamed to the upper and outer margin of each cup, a shoulderstrap for each cup, and a triangular connecting member for each cup,said connecting member being positioned with its normally horizontal barreceiving a shoulder strap, and with two reversely inclined bars, one ofsaid inclined bars having loop connection with the tape-like member atthe upper-inner margin of said cup, and one of said inclined bars havingloop connection with the tape-like member at the upper and outer marginof the cup.

2. In a brassiere and in combination, a pair of cups and back bands forthe same, connecting means for the back bands, reinforcing tape-likemembers seamed to the lower and upper-inner margins of the cups andforming an X-shaped configuration bounding said cup margins, a firstconnecting member for said tapes positioned intermediate the cups andsubstantially above the base line thereof, a tape like member seamed tothe upper and outer margin of each cup, a shoulder strap for each cup,and a triangular connecting member for each cup, said triangularconnecting member being positioned with its normally horizontal barreceiving a shoulder strap, and with two reversely inclined bars, one ofsaid inclined bars having loop connection with the tape-like member atthe upper-inner margin of said cup, and one of said inclined bars havingloop connection with the tape-like member at the upper and outer marginof the cup, said first connecting member receiving the tape like memberswhich are seamed to the lower and upper inner margins of the cups andholding them in an aperture extending transversely of the longitudinalline of each tape like member.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,001,505 5/1935Schottenfels 128-451 2,202,058 5/1940 Malnick 128483 3,066,676 12/1962Kaupp 128-498 FOREIGN PATENTS 595,743 12/ 1947 Great Britain.

ADELE M. EAGER, Primary Examiner.

2. IN A BRASSIERE AND IN COMBINATION, A PAIR OF CUPS AND BACK BANDS FORHE SAME, CONNECTING MEANS FOR THE BACK BANDS, REINFORCING TAPE-LIKEMEMBERS SEAMED TO THE LOWER AND UPPER-INNER MARGINS OF THE CUPS ANDFORMING AN X-SHAPED CONFIGURATION BOUNDING SAID CUP MARGINS, A FIRSTCONNECTING MEMBER FOR SAID TAPES POSITIONED INTERMEDIATE THE CUPS ANDSUBSTANTIALLY ABOVE THE BASE LINE THEREOF, A TAPE LIKE MEMBER SEAMED TOTHE UPPER AND OUTER MARGIN OF EACH CUP, A SHOULDER STRAP FOR EACH CUP,AND A TRIANGULAR CONNECTING MEMBER FOR EACH UP, SAID TRIANGULARCONNECTING MEMBER BEING POSITIONED WITH ITS NORMALLY HORIZONTAL BARRECEIVING A SHOULDER STRAP, AND WITH TWO REVERSELY INCLINED BARS, ONE OFSAID INCLINED BARS HAVING LOOP CONNECTION WITH THE TAPE-LIKE MEMBER ATTHE UPPER-INNER MARGIN OF SAID CUP, AND ONE OF SAID INCLINED BARS HAVINGLOOP CONNECTION WITH THE TAPE-LIKE MEMBER AT THE UPPER AND OUTER MARGINOF THE CUP, SAID FIRST CONNECTING MEMBER RECEIVING THE TAPE LIKE MEMBERSWHICH ARE SEAMED TO THE LOWER AND UPPER INNER MARGINS OF THE CUPS ANDHOLDING THEM IN AN APERTURE EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF THE LONGITUDINALLINE OF EACH TAPE LIKE MEMBER.